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GREELEY — For many rodeo professionals, taking time out for injuries can’t happen — either they can’t afford to give up a paycheck, or they just won’t quit. At the Greeley Stampede, the Justin Sports Medicine Team partnered with Banner Health to keep cowboys taped, stitched and bound together. Wacey Munsell, 29, of Ulysses, Kan., for instance, continued bullfighting Thursday night with a fractured fibula. He’s been bullfighting professionally for…

John Autey John Autey is a photographer with the Pioneer Press who takes pride in visually telling stories of St. Paul and its people and covering local sports. When not working, John enjoys woodworking and spending time with his wife, daughter, twin boys and twin cats.

Michael Phelps qualified to defend his 100m butterfly 2012 Olympic gold medal at the Rio Games by finishing first in a time of 51.00 seconds at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials from Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday. Joining Phelps should be Tom Shields, just as in the 200m butterfly, who finished second to Phelps in 51.20. Phelps can become the first and only swimmer to win four consecutive gold medals in…

RELATED: Full race results | StandingsSHOP: Winner gear DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brad Keselowski had an excellent solution for the massive wrecks that scrambled the finishing order of Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. He stayed ahead of all of them. Leading 115 of 161 laps in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, Keselowski sped away from his pursuers after a restart in overtime and posted his third victory of the 2016 NASCAR…

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The first pitch of Friday night’s Sonoma Stompers baseball game was a breaking ball that went over the plate and into professional baseball history. The pitch itself wasn’t that special, but the called strike was thrown by a woman, one of two who started the game for the Stompers against the San Rafael Pacifics at Arnold Field in Sonoma. It is believed to be the first time in more than…

A young boy winds up before throwing a practice pitch at the Portland Sea Dogs baseball clinic. (Photo: WCSH) PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER)– More than 80 children took over the baseball diamond at Hadlock Field Saturday to learn fundamentals of the game from the players themselves. The Sea Dogs Baseball Clinic for kids gives young baseball lovers a chance to pick up tips straight from the guys who play the…

Picasa Baseball 1.jpg Photo courtesy of Denise Huffman: Logan Mullins has pitched since he was 8 years old. He throws 69 mph. Picasa Baseball 2.jpg Photo courtesy of Denise Huffman: Logan Mullins hit two homeruns for his pap for Father’s Day. Picasa Baseball 3.jpg Photo courtesy of Denise Huffman: The Catawba Valley Storm with Coach Mike Harwell. Posted: Saturday, July 2, 2016 11:40 pm Local 12-year-old who loves baseball reaches…

A Fourth of July weekend tradition in north Columbus is not just bringing sports families to the baseball diamond, it is helping grant wishes. 36 Ohio youth baseball teams faced off Saturday afternoon on day 1 of the North Columbus Sports Raiders Firecracker Baseball Tournament. The three-day long competition at Ridgewood Middle School brings teams, ages 9-14, to play baseball and help make someone’s special wish come true. Before the…

When Jim Harbaugh arrived at Michigan, many thought it would take him some time to get the U-M program back on track. But in his first season, the Wolverines went 10-3 with a blowout win over Florida in the Citrus Bowl.(Photo: John Raoux, AP) As the University of Michigan’s athletic year concludes, it won’t be remembered as the most successful. But viewed through the prism of history, the year may…

The company was the first to warn that it would be hurt by Britain’s decision to leave the EU as it did not have currency hedging in place for 2017 to cushion a fall in sterling. Analysts believe that Sports Direct orders between £600m and £700m of stock from Asia and pays in dollars, which means that it will face significantly higher import costs as a result of the falling…

The entire field managed to make it through 89 laps of the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway without incident. They didn’t make it 90 laps, though. At the end of the frontstretch on Lap 90 of the 161-lap race, Jamie McMurray moved down into teammate Kyle Larson and got a nudge from Jimmie Johnson and from there, it was complete chaos as the…

Kevin Durant has told the clubs he is meeting with in the Hamptons that his decision on a next destination will be made within the next 24-36 hours, sources told ESPN. Durant met the Warriors and the Clippers on Friday about a possible switch from Oklahoma – and one of Durant’s team told ESPN Durant was “blown away” by the Clippers’ pitch. He met the Celtics and the Spurs on…

The Boston Celtics are the NBA’s most intriguing up-and-coming team. They have a young, talented roster, a forward-thinking style, and one of the best coaches in the game. They also have Al Horford. Because of that, the Celtics might not be up-and-coming anymore —€” they might have arrived. Celtic Pride!!!!!! — Al Horford (@Al_Horford) July 2, 2016 Horford choosing the Celtics Saturday gives Boston the missing piece —€” an established…

The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season moves back to Daytona under the lights on Saturday night, with the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. NBC begins its 2016 NASCAR coverage with Saturday night’s race, beginning with NASCAR America at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Race coverage moves over to NBC at 7 p.m. with the Countdown to Green pre-race show, followed by the race itself at…

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Only two days remain for the USA Swimming Olympic Trials, while the US Track and Field Olympic Trials will continue through July 10. For the former, Saturday features some of the biggest events on the swimming calendar, and for the latter, things are just getting started with only a couple finals events. For Track and Field, the women’s 10,000-meter race, discus throw and long jump finals will be on…

Media playback is not supported on this device Wimbledon 2016: Novak Djokovic out after shock defeat to Sam Querrey Novak Djokovic is out of Wimbledon after a shock defeat by American Sam Querrey – ending the world number one’s hopes of a calendar-year Grand Slam. Querrey, seeded 28th, completed a 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 7-6 (7-5) third-round win after rain had suspended play on Friday evening. It was the Serb’s…

Media playback is not supported on this device Euro 2016: Wales 3-1 Belgium highlights Wales manager Chris Coleman says not being afraid to fail was key to his country’s greatest night of football as they reached the Euro 2016 semi-finals. Around 46,000 fans in Lille’s Stade Pierre Mauroy watched Wales’ stunning 3-1 last-eight win over Belgium, while 6,000 ecstatic Welsh supporters were at Cardiff’s Bute Park fan zone. “Don’t be…

MLB — Banned the Boston Red Sox from signing international amateur free agents for one year, after the team broke rules on signing bonuses last summer. MLB — Named John Tumpane to the full-time Major League umpiring staff. BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated RHP Vance Worley and C Caleb Joseph from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Chaz Roe from Norfolk (IL). Optioned RHP Oliver Drake and C Francisco…